{"product_id":"steeped-in-history-9780977834419","title":"Steeped in History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTraces the impact of tea from its discovery in ancient China to the present-day tea plantations of Assam, crossing oceans and continents in the process. This book examines the multitude of ways in which tea has figured in the visual and literary arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It offers insightful glimpses of history in an attractively designed format that rewards both casual browsing and close reading. . . . Hohenegger and her collaborators have given us much to think about when we think of tea.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Mimi Hellman * Gastronomica *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Editor and guest curator Hohenegger masterfully combines serious history and museology . . . The literature and 250-plus illustrations make this a good addition for libraries and anyone interested in tea culture and history. Summing up: Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A seminal work of meticulous scholarship, informed and informative, thoroughly reader friendly, and a delight to simply browse through, \u003ci\u003eSteeped in History: The Art of Tea\u003c\/i\u003e is enthusiastically recommended for personal, academic, and community library collections.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * The Midwest Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is beautiful and informative…. 12 contributors in all unite the history of tea and the history of art, from east to west.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * The Tea House Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Full of fascinating pictures, this tribute to tea is a must for those interested in learning more about the background of their best-loved beverage…. \u003ci\u003eSteeped in History\u003c\/i\u003e captures the beauty of the art inspired by tea while also regaling the reader with the details of its history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Tea Time Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeatime: An Introduction \/ Beatrice Hohenegger\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One. China, Cradle of Tea Culture \/ Beatrice Hohenegger\u003cbr\u003e 1. Tea in China: From Its Mythological Origins to the Qing Dynasty \/ Steven D. Owyoung \u003cbr\u003e Learning Pottery in Yixing, China \/ Terese Tse Bartholomew \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two. The Way of Tea in Japan \/ Beatrice Hohenegger .\u003cbr\u003e 2. Buddhist Thought and the Way of Tea \/ Dennis Hirota \u003cbr\u003e 3. Dissension in the World of Tea: The Fashion for Sencha and Chinese Culture in Early Modern Japan \/ Patricia J. Graham \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Sacred and the Profane: The Role of Women in Edo Period Tea Culture \/ Reiko Tanimura \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three. The Tea Craze in the West \/ Beatrice Hohenegger \u003cbr\u003e 5. Tea and the Middle Class \/ Woodruff D. Smith \u003cbr\u003e Tea and the Conversation Piece \/ Angus Trumble\u003cbr\u003e 6. Determining the Growth and Distribution of Tea Drinking in Eighteenth-Century America \/ Barbara G. Carson \u003cbr\u003e 7. Beyond Boston: Prerevolutionary Activism and the Other American Tea Parties \/ Jane T. Merritt \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Four. Tea and Empire \/ Beatrice Hohenegger \u003cbr\u003e 8. Teapots, Opium Pipes, Guns: From the Canton Trade to the Opium War, 1700–1842 \/ John E. Wills Jr.\u003cbr\u003e 9. Tea, Labor, and Empire in India \/ Elizabeth Kolsky \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003e References Cited \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fowler Museum of Cultural History,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528648008023,"sku":"9780977834419","price":30.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780977834419.jpg?v=1731872445","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/steeped-in-history-9780977834419","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}